Kit frowned, “Speaking of Daddy … when are you going to tell him about her?”

Bette paused again, she knew she had to, but it was never going to be an easy conversation to have, in all the years since she’d left they’d barely discussed Maxine, let alone discussing another family she’d then gone on to have …

“I don’t know, I was thinking wait until after the weekend, I don’t want anything to spoil Angie’s birthday, but then I’ll tell him …”

Kit mumbled in agreement, “How’s my little Angel niece taking all of this?”

Bette grinned to herself, “Just great actually, she likes Lottie a lot … and you know Angie she takes everything in her stride … she’s like Tina that way …”

“Not like you?” suggested Kit

Bette sighed, “Not really, I’ve blown up at her a few times without giving her the chance to explain things properly …”

“You’ve blown up at Lottie?” Kit asked, thinking that if that were true Bette must have apologised pretty fast because they were okay together at The Planet earlier,

“Yeah … once or twice … but I sorted it,” Bette paused, “I keep forgetting she’s just a kid, that she didn’t choose any of this either …”

Kit chuckled, “True what they say isn’t it … everybody always shoots the messenger …”

Bette glanced at the time … realising it was now after six, “Listen Kit, I can’t talk properly, Angie should be back soon and we’ve not eaten yet …” she paused, “I was wondering if you could watch Angie tomorrow night, I’ve got a dinner meeting and Tina has to work late …?”

“Sure” replied Kit, “I’m working ‘till six …”

“That’s okay,” said Bette, “how about we meet you at The Planet when you finish? I can drop her off on my way to dinner,”

“Okay”

Kit grinned, an evening with Angie sounded like fun and something she hadn’t done in a while, besides, she knew that if anyone was guaranteed to give her the gossip and the low-down on everything that was going on lately it was sure to be Angie, in her own unique and no-holes-barred kind of way …

Tina wandered into Bette’s office just as she replaced the receiver and it immediately rang again,